FindLocal API vs Ticketmaster API

Two free Events APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose FindLocal API if you want to call it from browser JavaScript, faster responses.
Choose Ticketmaster API if its data fits your use case better; on access and reliability it's level with FindLocal API.

	FindLocal API	Ticketmaster API
What it does	Hyper-local US events: concerts, trivia, open mics, readings, storytimes.	Search events, attractions, or venues.
Provider	findlocal.community	The Ticketmaster
API key	Required	Required
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Unknown
Status today	Online · 685 ms	Online · 1912 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

Hyper-local US events: concerts, trivia, open mics, readings, storytimes.

Strengths

Search events, attractions, or venues.

Everything you need to start playing with the Ticketmaster API

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key (neither does, so compare their free tiers).
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Both require authentication (apiKey and apiKey).

FindLocal API supports CORS, so front-end JavaScript can call it directly. Call the other from a server.